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List of flag bearers for Canada at the Olympics
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| NOC | CAN |
| NOCname | Canadian Olympic Committee |
| games | Olympics |
| website | |
| gold | 157 |
| silver | 189 |
| bronze | 232 |
| summerappearances | |
| winterappearances | |
| seealso | 1906 Intercalated Games |

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Canada at the Olympics.
Opening ceremonies
Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
| # | Event year | Season | Flag bearer | Sport | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1908 | Summer | Athletics | |||||
| 2 | 1912 | Summer | Athletics | |||||
| 1916 | Summer | |||||||
| 3 | 1920 | Summer | Athletics | |||||
| 4 | 1924 | Winter | Hockey | |||||
| 5 | 1924 | Summer | Athletics | |||||
| 6 | 1928 | Winter | Hockey | |||||
| 7 | 1928 | Summer | Rowing | |||||
| 8 | 1932 | Winter | Hockey | |||||
| 9 | 1932 | Summer | Boxing | |||||
| 10 | 1936 | Winter | Hockey | |||||
| 11 | 1936 | Summer | Athletics | |||||
| 1940 | Winter | |||||||
| 1940 | Summer | |||||||
| 1944 | Winter | |||||||
| 1944 | Summer | |||||||
| 12 | 1948 | Winter | Hockey | |||||
| 13 | 1948 | Summer | Athletics | |||||
| 14 | 1952 | Winter | Speed skating | |||||
| 15 | 1952 | Summer | Athletics | |||||
| 16 | 1956 | Winter | Figure skating | |||||
| 17 | 1956 | Summer | Wrestling | |||||
| 18 | 1960 | Winter | Figure skating | |||||
| 19 | 1960 | Summer | Fencing | |||||
| 20 | 1964 | Winter | Speed skating | |||||
| 21 | 1964 | Summer | Shooting | |||||
| 22 | 1968 | Winter | Alpine skiing | |||||
| 23 | 1968 | Summer | Rowing | |||||
| 24 | 1972 | Winter | Figure skating | |||||
| 25 | 1972 | Summer | Judo | |||||
| 26 | 1976 | Winter | Alpine skiing | |||||
| 27 | 1976 | Summer | Athletics | |||||
| 28 | 1980 | Winter | Alpine skiing | |||||
| 1980 | Summer | ** | ** | |||||
| 29 | 1984 | Winter | Speed skating | |||||
| 30 | 1984 | Summer | Alex Baumann | Swimming | ||||
| 31 | 1988 | Winter | Figure skating | |||||
| 32 | 1988 | Summer | Synchronized swimming | |||||
| 33 | 1992 | Winter | Short track speed skating | |||||
| 34 | 1992 | Summer | Athletics | |||||
| 35 | 1994 | Winter | Figure skating | |||||
| 36 | 1996 | Summer | Athletics | |||||
| 37 | 1998 | Winter | Freestyle skiing | |||||
| 38 | 2000 | Summer | Kayak racing | |||||
| 39 | 2002 | Winter | Speed skating | |||||
| 40 | 2004 | Summer | Judo | |||||
| 41 | 2006 | Winter | Hockey | |||||
| 42 | 2008 | Summer | Kayaking | |||||
| 43 | 2010 | Winter | Speed skating | |||||
| 44 | 2012 | Summer | Triathlon | |||||
| 45 | 2014 | Winter | Hockey | |||||
| 46 | 2016 | Summer | Gymnastics | |||||
| 47 | 2018 | Winter | Figure skating | |||||
| 48 | 2020 | Summer | Basketball | |||||
| Rugby sevens | ||||||||
| 49 | 2022 | Winter | Hockey | {{cite news | first=Myles | last=Dichter | title=Hockey captain Poulin, speed skater Hamelin to carry Canadian flag into Beijing Olympics | |
| Short track speed skating | ||||||||
| 50 | 2024 | Summer | Weightlifting | |||||
| Athletics | ||||||||
| 51 | 2026 | Winter | Freestyle skiing | |||||
| Freestyle skiing |
Closing ceremonies
Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games.
| # | Event year | Season | Flag bearer | Sport | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | 1952 | Winter | |||
| ? | 1952 | Summer | |||
| 17 | 1956 | Winter | Alpine skiing | ||
| ? | 1956 | Summer | |||
| 19 | 1960 | Winter | Figure skating | ||
| 20 | 1960 | Summer | Athletics | ||
| ? | 1964 | Winter | |||
| ? | 1964 | Summer | |||
| ? | 1968 | Winter | |||
| 24 | 1968 | Summer | Swimming | ||
| ? | 1972 | Winter | |||
| 26 | 1972 | Summer | Equestrian | ||
| 27 | 1976 | Winter | Speed skating | ||
| 28 | 1976 | Summer | Athletics | ||
| 29 | 1980 | Winter | Speed skating | ||
| 1980 | Summer | ||||
| 30 | 1984 | Winter | Bobsleigh | ||
| 31 | 1984 | Summer | Shooting | ||
| 32 | 1988 | Winter | Alpine skiing | ||
| 33 | 1988 | Summer | Boxing | ||
| 34 | 1992 | Winter | Short track speed skating | ||
| 24 | 1992 | Summer | Rowing | ||
| 35 | 1994 | Winter | Biathlon | ||
| 36 | 1996 | Summer | Rowing | ||
| 37 | 1998 | Winter | Speed skating | ||
| 38 | 2000 | Summer | Triathlon | ||
| 39 | 2002 | Winter | Figure skating | ||
| 40 | 2004 | Summer | Kayak racing | ||
| 41 | 2006 | Winter | Speed skating | ||
| 42 | 2008 | Summer | Trampolining | ||
| 43 | 2010 | Winter | Figure skating | ||
| 44 | 2012 | Summer | Football (soccer) | ||
| 45 | 2014 | Winter | Bobsleigh | ||
| 46 | 2016 | Summer | Swimming | ||
| 47 | 2018 | Winter | Short track speed skating | ||
| 48 | 2020 | Summer | Decathlon | ||
| 49 | 2022 | Winter | Long-track speed skating | ||
| 50 | 2024 | Summer | Athletics | ||
| Swimming |
Footnotes
References
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- "Robert Paul".
- "Sig Ohlemann".
- "Ralph Hutton".
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